Sustainable aviation fuel from normal alpha olefin byproducts and process for same

A process for making a sustainable aviation fuel, the process comprising:

• (a) providing a bio-ethylene feed, at least a portion of which is derived from the dehydration of biomass ethanol;
• (b) contacting the bio-ethylene feed with a first catalyst system comprising a first oligomerization catalyst to form an oligomerization product comprising at least one C4-C8 alpha-olefin, dodecenes, tetradecenes, and a mixture of decenes;
• (c) separating the mixture of decenes from the oligomerization product;
• (d) hydrogenating the mixture of decenes in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst to provide a mixture of decanes;
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• (e) using the mixture of decanes as a component to form a sustainable aviation fuel.

A process for making a sustainable aviation fuel, the process comprising:

• (a) providing a bio-ethylene feed, at least a portion of which is derived from the dehydration of biomass ethanol;
• (b) contacting the bio-ethylene feed with a first catalyst system comprising a first oligomerization catalyst to form an oligomerization product comprising at least one C4-C8 alpha-olefin and a mixture of decenes, wherein the mixture of decenes comprises from 76 mol % to 95 mol % C10 monoolefins;
• (c) separating the mixture of decenes from the oligomerization product;
• (d) hydrogenating the mixture of decenes in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst to provide a mixture of decanes;
• and
• (e) using the mixture of decanes as a component to form a sustainable aviation fuel.